Hari Om Parents,
Below is the update from our class grade 6 Sunday AM this week.
We continued e-balavihar sessions through zoom.
With Almighty, our Poojya Gurudev and our dear Swamiji's blessings, We are optimistic for betterment in every way in this challenging times until we all meet in person.We strongly believe "this too shall pass".
At His Service.
17th May 2020 / 9:15AM
Shlokas
We started with regular opening prayers. We learned the 8th verse of mahisasura Mardhni stothram.
India the Sacred land- The Char Dham Yatra
The Char Dham ("four abodes") is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that visiting these sites helps achieve "Moksha" (salvation).
They are- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and the Gangotri
Badrinath-Near the banks of Alaknanda river. legend explains both name and sitting posture as this place was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditating for, beloved Lakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight turned into a Badri herself and her lord (Nath) became the BadriNath.This temple is closed for 6 months in winter and cold weather. Adi Sankaracharya built a temple here for Lord Narayana.
Kedarnath-The Abode of lord Shiva at the banks of the mandakini river. The Pandava brothers, came here to meet Shiva because they wanted to seek forgiveness for killing their kin during the war. Lord Shiva turned into a bull and dived into the earth. The Pandavas worship the hump formed because of the dive as the Lingam. Nara and Narayana rishis did penance and got to have the divine darsan of Lord Siva. Adi Sankaracharya has worshiped here.
Yamunotri is the source of the Yamuna river and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna. This is famous for thermal springs, glaciers and scenic locales. It is believed that a holy dip here in the river relieves from any painful death. The pilgrims cook rice and boil potatoes for prasad from the hot springs.
Gangotri town located at the banks of river Bhagirathi is the origin of river Ganga. Birthplace of Ganga is devprayag, where the Bhagirathi meets Alaknanda. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Ganga took the form of a river to wash away the sins of King Bhagiratha's predecessors, following his severe penance of several centuries.
The Chota Chardham yatra
The four Shankaracharya Peeth (Seats) at the Chaar Dham school of Hinduism, created at least four Hindu monastic institutions. He organized the Hindu practitioners under four Maths (institutions/monasteries), with the headquarters at Dwaraka in the West, Puri Jagannatha temple in the East, Sringeri Saradhambal in the South and Badrikasrama in the North.
Badrinath i.e. the Lord of Berry forest. This all happened in the Sathya/Sath-Yugam. So Badrinath came to be known as the first chota Dham. The second place, Rameswaram when Lord Rama (Treta Yugam) built a Shiva-Lingam here and worshiped it to get the blessings of Lord Shiva
The third Dhaam Dwarka when Lord Krishna (Dwapara yugam) made Dwarka His residence instead of Mathura, His birthplace
The fourth one i. e. Puri Dhaam has got its own significance. Lord Vishnu getting worshiped here as Jagannath.
The 12 Jyotirlingas
Jyoti is Agni. Siva Puranam says Lingam is a form of Shiva, the pillar of light on earth. There are 12 such bright Jyotirlingams all are self ascended, suyambhu, signifying the Lord chose to take a form (lingam) at that particular spot.1.Somnath - Gujarat2.Mallikarjuna - Andhra Pradesh3.Mahakaleswarar - Madhya Pradesh4.Omkareswarar- Madhya Pradesh (Adi sankaracharyal met his Guru Ji Govinda Bhagavatpadar here)5.Vaidyanath- Jharkhand6.Nageswarar - Gujarat7.Kedareswarar- Uttarakhand8.Triambakeswarar-Maharashtra9.Rameswarar- Tamilnadu10. Bhimasankar- Maharashtra11.Viswanathar- Uttar Pradesh12. Grsneswarar- Maharashtra
The Holy cities of IndiaA List of Holy Pilgrimage Sites in Hinduism, which bless the Pilgrims with Moksha (Liberation from Cycle of Birth and Death).1.Varanasi (Spiritual capital of India)
2.Prayag (The Triveni sangamam)
3.Haridwar/Haradwar (The entry point of the Dham yatra)
4.Rishikesh/Hrishikesh (The yoga capital of the world)
5.Mathura (Lord Krsna janma sthalam)
6.Vrindavana (The Lords' growing up sthalam)
7.Ayodhya (SriRama Janma bhoomi)
8.Ujjain (Sakthi peetham)
9.Dwaraka (Lord Krsna's kingdom)
10.Kanchipuram (The temple city, Nagareshu Kanchi says Mahakavi Kalidasa)
With Almighty, our Poojya Gurudev and our dear Swamiji's blessings, We are optimistic for betterment in every way in this challenging times until we all meet in person.We strongly believe "this too shall pass".
At His Service.
17th May 2020 / 9:15AM
Shlokas
We started with regular opening prayers. We learned the 8th verse of mahisasura Mardhni stothram.
India the Sacred land- The Char Dham Yatra
The Char Dham ("four abodes") is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that visiting these sites helps achieve "Moksha" (salvation).
They are- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and the Gangotri
Badrinath-Near the banks of Alaknanda river. legend explains both name and sitting posture as this place was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditating for, beloved Lakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight turned into a Badri herself and her lord (Nath) became the BadriNath.This temple is closed for 6 months in winter and cold weather. Adi Sankaracharya built a temple here for Lord Narayana.
Kedarnath-The Abode of lord Shiva at the banks of the mandakini river. The Pandava brothers, came here to meet Shiva because they wanted to seek forgiveness for killing their kin during the war. Lord Shiva turned into a bull and dived into the earth. The Pandavas worship the hump formed because of the dive as the Lingam. Nara and Narayana rishis did penance and got to have the divine darsan of Lord Siva. Adi Sankaracharya has worshiped here.
Yamunotri is the source of the Yamuna river and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna. This is famous for thermal springs, glaciers and scenic locales. It is believed that a holy dip here in the river relieves from any painful death. The pilgrims cook rice and boil potatoes for prasad from the hot springs.
Gangotri town located at the banks of river Bhagirathi is the origin of river Ganga. Birthplace of Ganga is devprayag, where the Bhagirathi meets Alaknanda. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Ganga took the form of a river to wash away the sins of King Bhagiratha's predecessors, following his severe penance of several centuries.
The Chota Chardham yatra
The four Shankaracharya Peeth (Seats) at the Chaar Dham school of Hinduism, created at least four Hindu monastic institutions. He organized the Hindu practitioners under four Maths (institutions/monasteries), with the headquarters at Dwaraka in the West, Puri Jagannatha temple in the East, Sringeri Saradhambal in the South and Badrikasrama in the North.
Badrinath i.e. the Lord of Berry forest. This all happened in the Sathya/Sath-Yugam. So Badrinath came to be known as the first chota Dham. The second place, Rameswaram when Lord Rama (Treta Yugam) built a Shiva-Lingam here and worshiped it to get the blessings of Lord Shiva
The third Dhaam Dwarka when Lord Krishna (Dwapara yugam) made Dwarka His residence instead of Mathura, His birthplace
The fourth one i. e. Puri Dhaam has got its own significance. Lord Vishnu getting worshiped here as Jagannath.
The 12 Jyotirlingas
Jyoti is Agni. Siva Puranam says Lingam is a form of Shiva, the pillar of light on earth. There are 12 such bright Jyotirlingams all are self ascended, suyambhu, signifying the Lord chose to take a form (lingam) at that particular spot.1.Somnath - Gujarat2.Mallikarjuna - Andhra Pradesh3.Mahakaleswarar - Madhya Pradesh4.Omkareswarar- Madhya Pradesh (Adi sankaracharyal met his Guru Ji Govinda Bhagavatpadar here)5.Vaidyanath- Jharkhand6.Nageswarar - Gujarat7.Kedareswarar- Uttarakhand8.Triambakeswarar-Maharashtra9.Rameswarar- Tamilnadu10. Bhimasankar- Maharashtra11.Viswanathar- Uttar Pradesh12. Grsneswarar- Maharashtra
The Holy cities of IndiaA List of Holy Pilgrimage Sites in Hinduism, which bless the Pilgrims with Moksha (Liberation from Cycle of Birth and Death).1.Varanasi (Spiritual capital of India)
2.Prayag (The Triveni sangamam)
3.Haridwar/Haradwar (The entry point of the Dham yatra)
4.Rishikesh/Hrishikesh (The yoga capital of the world)
5.Mathura (Lord Krsna janma sthalam)
6.Vrindavana (The Lords' growing up sthalam)
7.Ayodhya (SriRama Janma bhoomi)
8.Ujjain (Sakthi peetham)
9.Dwaraka (Lord Krsna's kingdom)
10.Kanchipuram (The temple city, Nagareshu Kanchi says Mahakavi Kalidasa)
At His Service.
17th May 2020 / 9:15AM
Shlokas
We started with regular opening prayers. We learned the 8th verse of mahisasura Mardhni stothram.
India the Sacred land- The Char Dham Yatra
The Char Dham ("four abodes") is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India. It is believed that visiting these sites helps achieve "Moksha" (salvation).
They are- Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and the Gangotri
Badrinath-Near the banks of Alaknanda river. legend explains both name and sitting posture as this place was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditating for, beloved Lakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight turned into a Badri herself and her lord (Nath) became the BadriNath.This temple is closed for 6 months in winter and cold weather. Adi Sankaracharya built a temple here for Lord Narayana.
Badrinath-Near the banks of Alaknanda river. legend explains both name and sitting posture as this place was full of Badri bushes and Vishnu meditating for, beloved Lakshmi stood next to him sheltering him from scorching sunlight turned into a Badri herself and her lord (Nath) became the BadriNath.This temple is closed for 6 months in winter and cold weather. Adi Sankaracharya built a temple here for Lord Narayana.
Kedarnath-The Abode of lord Shiva at the banks of the mandakini river. The Pandava brothers, came here to meet Shiva because they wanted to seek forgiveness for killing their kin during the war. Lord Shiva turned into a bull and dived into the earth. The Pandavas worship the hump formed because of the dive as the Lingam. Nara and Narayana rishis did penance and got to have the divine darsan of Lord Siva. Adi Sankaracharya has worshiped here.
Yamunotri is the source of the Yamuna river and the seat of the Goddess Yamuna. This is famous for thermal springs, glaciers and scenic locales. It is believed that a holy dip here in the river relieves from any painful death. The pilgrims cook rice and boil potatoes for prasad from the hot springs.
Gangotri town located at the banks of river Bhagirathi is the origin of river Ganga. Birthplace of Ganga is devprayag, where the Bhagirathi meets Alaknanda. According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Ganga took the form of a river to wash away the sins of King Bhagiratha's predecessors, following his severe penance of several centuries.
The Chota Chardham yatra
The four Shankaracharya Peeth (Seats) at the Chaar Dham school of Hinduism, created at least four Hindu monastic institutions. He organized the Hindu practitioners under four Maths (institutions/monasteries), with the headquarters at Dwaraka in the West, Puri Jagannatha temple in the East, Sringeri Saradhambal in the South and Badrikasrama in the North.
Badrinath i.e. the Lord of Berry forest. This all happened in the Sathya/Sath-Yugam. So Badrinath came to be known as the first chota Dham.
The second place, Rameswaram when Lord Rama (Treta Yugam) built a Shiva-Lingam here and worshiped it to get the blessings of Lord Shiva
The third Dhaam Dwarka when Lord Krishna (Dwapara yugam) made Dwarka His residence instead of Mathura, His birthplace
The fourth one i. e. Puri Dhaam has got its own significance. Lord Vishnu getting worshiped here as Jagannath.
The 12 Jyotirlingas
4.Rishikesh/Hrishikesh (The yoga capital of the world)
There is an E balavihar summer camp 2020 coming up starting 6/15 through 8/15 (9 continous weeks for a fee of $100 perchild (sibling discount- yes) 2 hours per day Mon through Fri. Please click the registration link given here.
There is an E balavihar summer camp 2020 coming up starting 6/15 through 8/15 (9 continous weeks for a fee of $100 perchild (sibling discount- yes) 2 hours per day Mon through Fri. Please click the registration link given here.
Please do the likhita Japa (4 pages at a time) click pics and send it to house contest email. Keep all your likhita japa at pooja place in your home as a raksha at this critical times.
We concluded our session with the pledge.
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain. (Please make them have their "My prayers book" and the handbook by them for sure)
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.
*Please endure the kids have a bottle (unbreakable) of water by them.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to identify you and avoid any zoom bombings.
Please stay safe and healthy.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.Grade 6 teachers Sunday AMLatha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer
We concluded our session with the pledge.
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain. (Please make them have their "My prayers book" and the handbook by them for sure)
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.
*Please endure the kids have a bottle (unbreakable) of water by them.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to identify you and avoid any zoom bombings.
Please stay safe and healthy.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.Grade 6 teachers Sunday AMLatha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer
We concluded our session with the pledge.
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain. (Please make them have their "My prayers book" and the handbook by them for sure)
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.
*Please endure the kids have a bottle (unbreakable) of water by them.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to identify you and avoid any zoom bombings.
Please stay safe and healthy.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.Grade 6 teachers Sunday AMLatha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain. (Please make them have their "My prayers book" and the handbook by them for sure)
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.
*Please endure the kids have a bottle (unbreakable) of water by them.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to identify you and avoid any zoom bombings.
Please stay safe and healthy.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.Grade 6 teachers Sunday AMLatha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer
Requirements for class
*We start at 9.15 with opening prayers and it will not be nice if kids (walk) log in while the chanting is going on. Kindly please be inside the Virtual classroom at 9.15 or a couple minutes prior to the start.
*Please (send in) have a notebook and a pen or pencil and kindly remind them to note down important pointers which are written on the smart board as we explain. (Please make them have their "My prayers book" and the handbook by them for sure)
*Noting on a solid notebook is optional (kindly no loose papers, please. If yes, please file them accordingly then and there) Please remind kids to make a good choice.
*Please endure the kids have a bottle (unbreakable) of water by them.
*Please write your full name as you enter the waiting room for the host to identify you and avoid any zoom bombings.
Please stay safe and healthy.
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.Grade 6 teachers Sunday AMLatha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer
Please write back or text with questions or queries you may have.
Thank you all.
Grade 6 teachers Sunday AM
Latha Kakani and Vidhya Aiyer
